Sunday, July 9

Jesus vs. Mohammed

Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical religious
leaders had also learned software programming. One day, a great contest
was held to test their skills. After days and days of fierce competition,
only two leaders remained for tha last day's event: Jesus and Mohammed.

The judge described the software applications required for the final
test, and gave the signal to start writing code. The two contestants
feverishly typed away on their keyboards. Routines, classes, applets and
applications flew by on their screens at incredible speeds. Windows,
dialogs, and other intricate graphics began forming on their monitors.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightening flashed and the power went out. After a
moment, it came back on---just in time for the clock to show that the last
competition was over.

The judge asked the two contestants to reveal their finished software.
Mohammed angrily said that he'd lost it all in the power outage. The judge
turned to the other competitor. Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse, and a
dazzling application appeared on his screen. After just a few moments, the
judge was clearly impressed and declared Jesus the victor.

When asked why the decision was made, the judge pointed out the unique
characteristic that set the winner apart from all the other leaders: Jesus saves.